Thirty-one dogs slated for euthanasia were driven out of Bakersfield, California, on a yellow bus, headed for foster-based rescues in Colorado.
Many of the animals were medium- or large-sized dogs, which volunteers described as especially difficult to place.
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According to 23ABC, Good Dog Ranch, which relies on volunteers, arranged bus transport to two Colorado rescue groups: German Shepherd Rescue of Colorado and El Paso Canine Rescue.
Volunteer Bernadette Ferguson said the high number of larger dogs made the rescue more urgent. “The’re euthanized at a rate of about 30-40%,” Ferguson told 23ABC…